Month: April 2012

Some of my primary sources of evidence for the first third of University, Court, and Slave are addresses given at colleges before the war.  These addresses have the virtue that they…

As I was reading General Holder's letter to the Fifrth Circuit earlier today, I was struck by a parallel to some of the debate regarding sterilization legislation.  Holder remarked that "Acts…

Well, it's a peaceful Friday afternoon.  Perhaps time for some early American building trivia, which is somewhat related to Easter.   What is (or perhaps I should say was) the…

How about a building trivia question that involves a building that was designed as a monument?  What's the building at right?  Where is it?  What is it a memorial of?

 SInce my last immigration post provoked some strong reactions, in fact at least one comment was not published because I suspect it was offensive, I figured I would post another…

As I'm sitting here working on University, Court, and Slave, I realize it may be time for a trivia question related to pre-Civil War southern thought. What is the building…

Today's Tuscaloosa News brings news that the Metropolitan Musuem of Art has named a gallery on early to mid-nineteenth century American art ("Emergence of the Hudson River School, 1825–50") after benefactors…

My friend Terry Meyers, the Chancellor Professor of English at William and Mary, has posted his most recent article, "Thinking about Slavery at the College of William and Mary," on ssrn.…

Attorney and activist, Cesar Vargas in an essay from thehill.com  suggests that immigration may be the key issue for a pivotal group-Latinos and Latinas. What do you think? Here is…

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